Cockatiel just laid unfertlized egg

Part_Mouse

Does anyone have any experience of their cockatiel doing the same? my girls a rescue so not sure how old she is but it could well be her first lay. I didn't know she had laid the egg until i picked her up :eek: is there anything i should be doing?

Person_one

Don't worry, its normal, they'll do this regularly!

I remember feeling pretty shocked and fascinated the first time too, couldn't believe how little and cute they were. You don't need to do anything.

anmarj

a friend of mine has cockitels and she has to feed hers a suppliement of calcium, as I think it uses quite a bit and can effect them, if you are not careful.

Part_Mouse

Person_one wrote: »

Don't worry, its normal, they'll do this regularly!

I remember feeling pretty shocked and fascinated the first time too, couldn't believe how little and cute they were. You don't need to do anything.

Thanks, shes been very 'up for it' the last week or so and trying to make a nest. Do i leave the egg with her?

how often do they lay eggs?

looks like a big sugar almond, guess thats breckie sorted tommorow then :rotfl:

Person_one

anmarj wrote: »

a friend of mine has cockitels and she has to feed hers a suppliement of calcium, as I think it uses quite a bit and can effect them, if you are not careful.

Cuttlebone is a good source of calcium.

Part_Mouse

anmarj wrote: »

a friend of mine has cockitels and she has to feed hers a suppliement of calcium, as I think it uses quite a bit and can effect them, if you are not careful.

Shes been eating a lot of cuttlefish reciently, she must know she needed it, shes never liked fruit and veg though.

Person_one

Part_Mouse wrote: »

Thanks, shes been very 'up for it' the last week or so and trying to make a nest. Do i leave the egg with her?

how often do they lay eggs?

looks like a big sugar almond, guess thats breckie sorted tommorow then :rotfl:

I aways took them out.

Pretty small omelettes...

Part_Mouse

Person_one wrote: »

I aways took them out.

Pretty small omelettes...

did she hiss when you took them out? my girl just went crazy.

Maybe a hard boilled egg....

Person_one

Part_Mouse wrote: »

did she hiss when you took them out? my girl just went crazy.

Maybe a hard boilled egg....

They never bothered, maybe they were unfit mothers!

Do you have any books about Cockatiels? I'm not really an expert, its years since I had one and I was kind of winging it then (gettit, gettit!).

Part_Mouse

Person_one wrote: »

They never bothered, maybe they were unfit mothers!

Do you have any books about Cockatiels? I'm not really an expert, its years since I had one and I was kind of winging it then (gettit, gettit!).

:rotfl: had a little chuckle to myself.Bella is really protective of her egg so think im going to struggle getting it off her.

No books im afraid.

Person_one

Popping to the library is probably not a bad idea, you don't want any more surprises!